Vegan recipes

This is a classic Elizabeth David recipe. It really couldn’t be easier to make. In fact the ease:deliciousness ratio is ridiculous. No effort for maximum flavour. So the usual recipe contains a few anchovies, tiny salted brown fish, naturally seized with lavish savoury potential. How to replace the easy umami flavour boost of fish or…

Mushrooms à la grecque, ‘in the Greek style’, with olive oil and lemon, is a classic ‘traiteurs’ dish, sold in all French delicatessens. This was the type of dish, easily reproduced in the UK, popularised by Elizabeth David’s exploration of Mediterranean food; it became a 1970s dinner party favourite. Using olive oil, lemon and white…